Associate Director, HC360 Children’s (NYC Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• Chair every-six-week Children’s Pub Schedule Review
• Schedule children’s focus and distribution lists
• Advise on first prints and backlist inventory
• Work with the Affiliate Publisher and International Sales to identify and prioritize focus titles
• Present lists to Sales for seasonal launch, pre-positioning, and positioning meetings
• Attend weekly Children’s Hot Title and First Print meetings
• Chair quarterly Children’s Brainstorm meeting with sales and editorial
• Meet with the special markets and educational wholesaler teams to identify and develop opportunities
• Expand brand products
• Run monthly imprint meetings with UK children’s divisions Farshore and HCCB
• Review financials, current and upcoming schedules, and status of special markets projects
• Develop sales of heritage brands through trade and non-trade accounts
• Create exclusive/premium product where appropriate
• Build on the success of the Expanse and Miles Kelly imprints
• Identify and develop future US opportunities with UK editorial teams
• Provide timely commercial feedback on future publishing projects
• Work with Rights and International Sales to determine preferred routes to market

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in children's publishing, with preference for experience in sales
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results across multiple projects
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with sales teams and key stakeholders
• Familiarity with special markets and non-trade channels preferred
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Personal Attributes

• Proactive, high level of initiative with an eye for new opportunities
• Confident presenting and discussing titles using relevant sales information
• Skilled at working with multiple stakeholders across UK and US organizations to broker successful outcomes
• Strong prioritization and project-management skills; able to handle urgent tasks and longer-term plans
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $95,000-$105,000
• A comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
• Physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits
• “Elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce

About the Role

• HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books
• We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company
• We aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates

HarperCollins Publishers

• Equal opportunity employer
• Committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities